Extension-rod.



L. W. BOND.

EXTENSION ROD.

' APPLICATION FILED IBBJG, 1914.

Patented Npv. 3, 1914.

WITNESSES v l/VVE/VTOR Lesfei" W 50nd.

" STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LESTER w. Bonn, or NEwYoaK, N. Y., ASSIGNQR T BERIBECKER- & ROWLAND MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, or WATERVILLE, ooNNEcTIo 'r, A CORPORATION or con- NECTICUT.

To all whom it may concern Be-it known thatI, LESTER W, Bo-ND, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of NewYork, borough of Manhattan, in the Rods, of which county of New York and State of New York, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements in Extensionthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvementl in extension rods for curtains, draperies, etc.,;-and more-particularly to the brackets or supporting devices for the ends of what are usually known as and termed gooseneck rods, the object of the invention being toprovide brackets which may be-easily and I readily attached to, and detached -from, a

window or door frame, or other'support;

which may be manufactured at a nominal cost; which, while'being made preferably from wire, will be sufiiciently strong to withstand the strain usually put upon similar devices, and with which the rod may be quickly associated or assembled without danger of becoming accidentally disengaged therefrom. l

r 'A further object'of my invention is to so construct the bracket that it will be entirely concealed within the rod when in use, thereby imparting to the article a neat and finished appearance, and with these andother ends in view consists in certain novel features of invention and combinations ofparts as will be hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a goose-neck extension rod supported upon brackets constructed in ac- Fig. 2 is a, side view of one of the brackets, the rodcordance with my invention.

it will of course be understood that my in vention is not in any wise limited or restricted to any particular form or construc- S pecification of Letters Patent.

. EXTENSION-ROP- t at a Nov. 3,1914.

Application filed February 16, 1914 I Serial N o. 818,850.

tion of rod, the gist of the invention lying more particularly in the bracket for supporting'the ends thereof, it being essential, however, that the ends of the rod be made hollow in order to receive and contain the brackets as will be hereinafter understood. Heretofore it hasbeen the custom to form supporting brackets'for the ends of therod in various Ways, and to provide such with screws or holding devices, the major portion bf these brackets, in addition to the holding devices, being exposed to view, thus, in a large measure," especially with the cheaper form of rods,- detracting from the neat and finished appearance thereof. To overcome this objection, I have constructed and arranged the bracketsfiso that when theparts are assembled; they will be entirely concealed from view, each of these'brackets be ing preferably formed of wire having more or less spring or resiliency, the wire being bent to form an arm or loop 8 of any deire d length, but sufficient-to sustain the wei ht of the rod' 6 and any strain which mig t be imposed upon the latter. This loop 8, comprising in its preferred form, two strands of wire 9, 10, has one end thereof bent or curved into-the form of an eye 11, through which is passed a screw 12 employed for the purpose of anchoring or se curing the end of the 'bracket'to the window or door frame, or other support 13, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing, the one arm 9 of the loop therefor being stationary or rigid. The extreme end 14 of the arm or strand 10 of the loop is left free and slightly bent away fromor separated from the strand .9, as illustrated in Figs. 2, 4 and 5, this extreme end being preferably straight as illustrated in Figs. 2 and a, or slightly curved outwardly as illustrated at 15, Fig. 5. The eye 11 formed. on the end of the strand 9 is of such diameter that it may be contained within the hollow end of the rod 6.

When the parts are assembled, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the loops.8 are entered into 'the hollow'ends of the rod, the latter fitting tightly up against the window or door frame 13 and entirely concealing the brackets from view, the spring arm 10 beingslightly bent inwardly, that is, substantially parallel with the strand 8', as illustrated in Figure 13, the tension of said spring arm being suificient to prevent the rod from becoming accidentally disengaged therefrom, although permitting the rod to be detached therefrom by a slight pull, when so desired.

By so constructing and assembling the several parts, it will be understood that the bracket is entirely concealed from view, as

is also the retaining screw for securing the bracket in place, thereby imparting a particularly neat and pleasing appearance to the article, as a whole. It will also be understood from the foregoing that these brackets are extremely cheap to manufacture, easily and readily secured in place by means of a single holding screw, and may be made as light or heavy as desired, in accordance with the thickness or gagev of the wire employed in their construction.

What I claim is 1. A curtain rod having hollow ends, of supporting brackets therefor, each of said brackets comprising an arm provided with means for securing the same to a support, said arms and. securing means fitting wholly within the hollow ends of said rod and entirely concealed therein.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a curtain rod and supporting brackets therefor, each of said brack ets comprising a piece of wire bent to form a'loop, one end of said wire being secured free to form a spring arm.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a curtain rod having hollow ends, of supporting brackets therefor, each of said brackets being formed of a single piece of wire bent to form a supto a support, and the opposite end being porting loop, one end of said wire being sebeing formed into an eye for the reception 7 of a retaining screw, the opposite end of said wire being free, said loop and eye fitting within the hollow end of said rod and entirely concealed therein.

Signed at New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 7th day of February,

r LESTER WV. BOND.

l/Vitnesses ANNA V. WALSH, GEORGE E. Coon. 

